PEM E80968 Dragon robe, China (19th century)
Artifact Information
The Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA USA. E80968.
Image of Imperial dragon robe. © The Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA USA.
Summary of results
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Yellow thread from the collar seam was samples and analyzed. The major components of the plant are flavonoids: rutin, keampferol and quecetin glycosides. The dyeing source was probably pagoda tree buds. [1]
HPLC profile
References
[1] Xian Zhang,Karina Corrigan, Bruce MacLaren, Mimi Leveque, and Richard A. Laursen, Characterization of Yellow Dyes in Nineteenth Century Chinese Textiles. Studies in Conservation 52, 211-220 (2007).